Cornel West resigns from Harvard after tenure dispute and accuses university of 'spiritual rot'

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Cornel West — the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist — has resigned from Harvard after he said the university denied him an opportunity to receive tenure.

Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of"spiritual rot" in a letter posted to his Twitter on Monday.

"How sad it is to see our beloved Harvard Divinity School in such decline and decay," he wrote in the letter."The disarray of a scattered curriculum, the disenchantment of talented yet deferential faculty, and the disorientation of precious students loom large."His resignation comes after he said Harvard denied him an opportunity to receive tenure, the indefinite academic appointment that makes it extremely difficult to remove professors.

 

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Progressive is a term for Marxism just say it and quit fluffing the word

eccentric? are you reporting the news or throwing insults. The clowns at CNN couldn't help but to shove that word into the article/tweet!

That’s a shame!

Why say eccentric?

Lol he’s about to get paid now! He’s a VICTIM LOL

One more thing, he’s nuts!

Cornel West is spiritual rot

Elite

Wow!

What!!!!

Good job Harvard no place for divisive activists.

Harvard you've not taken any action.

Everyone gets tired of progressives daily whining and preaching after a while, even other progressives.

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